In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, Athena dressed Pandora in clothing and adorned her.
Hesiod describes Pandora as a collaborative creation of the gods. Hephaestus forms her from earth, and Athena gives her clothing and teaches her handicraft. Other deities contribute additional qualities, including charm, persuasion, and a deceptive nature.
Athena’s role is sometimes confused with that of other goddesses in the passage. The Graces and Persuasion are associated with jewelry and adornment, while the Seasons place a floral crown on Pandora. Aphrodite contributes beauty and desirability in later summaries of the episode.
The scene appears in Works and Days, where Pandora is presented as a crafted divine gift whose attractiveness conceals danger. It is one reason later artists often depict her as richly dressed and ornamented rather than as an ordinary mortal woman.